Economic impact of visual impairment and blindness in the United States.

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Published in Arch Ophthalmol on April 01, 2007

Authors

Kevin D Frick1, Emily W Gower, John H Kempen, Jennifer L Wolff

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Policy and Management, Health Services Research and Development Center, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205-1901, USA. kfrick@jhsph.edu

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